James Parker

James Alan Parker is an enrolled citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribal Nation. He has lived in the Portland area for over fifteen years with his wife and three children. Previously, he served in Washington D.C. in an executive management role for one of the oldest Native-serving non-profits in the U.S.

Currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Northwest Native Chamber, a non-profit dedicated to providing economic and educational opportunities for Native Americans in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho through the pillars of service in Education & Growth, Relationship Building, and Economic Justice & Transformation. In this role, he is driven by a passion for community development through investment in an ecosystem that supports private enterprise and strengthens local economies for Native Americans.

Additionally, over the past ten years, he served as a lead management consultant and later held executive leadership roles with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), the regional policy and advocacy organization serving nearly 50 tribes across the Northwest.

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